After enduring months of limited sunshine, Victorians were treated to an abundance of vitamin D during the Mother’s Day long weekend.
This delightful weather came with a surprising twist as Vancouver Island broke numerous long-standing temperature records across the region.
Special weather statements covered much of British Columbia’s coastal and interior regions with temperatures soaring near or above 30 degrees in many communities.
Unusual heatwave conditions are expected to persist along the coastal regions of BC throughout the week. Daytime temperatures will soar into the high 20s to low 30s, with overnight lows remaining in the low to mid-teens.
The south coast will have a brief break from the heat as cooler marine air and low cloud pushes in Monday night and Tuesday, however, high temperatures will return
“While the developing heat may result in daily temperature records being broken, it must be emphasized that the expected hot conditions will not approach those reached during the ‘heat dome’ of late June 2021,” wrote Environment Canada in an advisory Monday.
Here’s a full list of the temperature records broken on Sunday, May 14th on Vancouver Island:
Comox
New: 31.9 C
Old: 25.6 C set in 1949
Malahat
New: 28.9 C
Old: 26.7 C set in 2018
Port Hardy
New: 26.3 C
Old: 25.6 C set in 1973
Victoria
New: 30.7 C
Old: 27.8 C set in 1912
Other temperature records broken across BC:
Agassiz
New: 34.5 C
Old: 33.3 C set in 1912
Bella Bella
New: 30.7 C
Old : 26 C set in 2016
Blue River
New: 30.9 C
Old: 29.6 C set in 1993
Burns Lake
New: 30.4 C
Old: 29.4 C set in 1973
Cache Creek
New: 34.2 C
Old: 33.9 C set in 2018
Clearwater area
New: 33.9 C
Old 33.3 C set in 1924
Clinton
New: 28.3 C
Old: 28.1 C set in 2018
Dawson Creek
New: 31.1 C
Old: 29.4 C set in 1973
Estevan Point
New: 23.7 C
Old: 21.1 C set in 1973
Hope
New: 34.9 C
Old: 32.8 C set in 1973
Kelowna
New: 31.9 C
Old: 30.2 C set in 2018
Lillooet
New: 34.9 C
Old: 33.3 C set in 1924
Lytton
New: 34.8 C
Old: 33.9 C set in 1973
Mackenzie
New: 30.7 C
Old: 28.3 C set in 1973
Nakusp
New: 29.1 C
Old: 28.1 C set in 1993
Nelson
New: 29.9 C
Old: 29.4 C set in 1912
Pemberton
New: 35 C
Old: 34 C set in 2018
Pitt Meadows
New: 32.3 C
Old: 32.2 C set in 1973
Powell River
New: 29.5 C
Old: 27.8 C set in 1973
Revelstoke
New: 31.7 C
Old 31.1 C set in 1939
Sechelt
New: 30.5 C
Old: 26.7 C set in 1973
Squamish
New: 35.8 C
Old: 29.2 C set in 2018
Vernon
New: 31.6 C
Old: 30 C set in 1924
West Vancouver
New: 31.7 C
Old: 27.6 C set in 2018
Whistler
New: 31.1 C
Old: 28.9 C set in 1973
White Rock
New: 29.3 C
Old: 26.1 C set in 1939
Yoho National Park area
New: 28.6 C
Old: 26.7 C set in 1924
Several temperature records were also broken on the island on Saturday, May 13th:
Comox Area
New: 26.9 C
Old: 26.6 C set in 2018
Courtenay Area
New: 26.9 C
Old: 26.6 C set in 2018
Victoria
New: 28.2 C
Old: 26.8 C set in 2016
